Mobile device for recording, reviewing, and analyzing video

ABSTRACT

Two parties have three distinct viewpoints of their relationship, from which assumptions emerge and working hypotheses about how to manage their relationship. The system, device, and method described herein include using a mobile device for understanding face-to-face human interactions. The process includes using a mobile device for recording an interaction with one or more other persons, whereby one or more of the participants use the mobile device to describe their viewpoints of the interaction. The participants can use the mobile device to receive immediate feedback for analysis, to compare viewpoints, to examine how the viewpoints are arrived, and to explore the viewpoints&#39; consequences for the participants&#39; relationship.

PRIORITY INFORMATION

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 61/480,555 filed Apr. 29, 2011 and entitled“SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR RECORDING, REVIEWING, AND ANALYZINGFACE-TO-FACE HUMAN INTERACTION,” which is herein incorporated byreference in its entirety.

This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No.13/459,381 filed Apr. 30, 2012 and entitled “LEARNING TOOL AND METHOD OFRECORDING, REVIEWING, AND ANALYZING FACE-TO-FACE HUMAN INTERACTION,”having been issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,099,011 on Aug. 4, 2015, which isherein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 14/816,608 filed Aug. 3, 2015 and entitled “MOBILE DEVICE ANDSYSTEM FOR RECORDING, REVIEWING, AND ANALYZING HUMAN RELATIONSHIP,”which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

This description relates generally to a computer implemented method,system, and device for face-to-face human interaction and analysis ofthe interaction.

BACKGROUND

Conventional face-to-face interaction is an interaction between two ormore human beings who are physically close enough to each other so as topermit some form of mutual perceptual contact and reciprocal behavioralexchange. Such interactions are immediate and there is no barrierbetween the interacting parties. There is immediacy of time andproximity of space, which permits mutuality in perception andreciprocity in behaviors of both parties. Face-to-face interaction is animportant phenomenon to human life because it is a conduit through whichindividuals influence each other in their daily lives. Face-to-faceinteractions are the primary experiences that form the foundation ofhuman life.

In contrast to the conventional face-to-face interaction, conventionalmessaging interaction (e.g., letter writing with paper letters mailedthrough a postal service), is an example of an interaction where thereis both a time and space barrier between participants. There arefundamental differences between the conventional face-to-faceinteraction and the conventional messaging interaction. The time andspace barriers slow down the interaction process and the interactionproceeds in a step-wise process. For example, a message is sent from asender to a responder, and the responder does not respond to the messageuntil after the message has been received by the responder. The timedelay between sender and responder allows the responder time to reflecton his/her response to the message. Because of the separation in timeand space, the sender of a message cannot immediately monitor the impactof the message on the receiver. This type of conventional interactioncan be slow and cumbersome.

The conventional messaging interaction has dominated human relationshipsthroughout human history, and the media employed (letters, books,accounting ledgers, and documents of all kinds) generate valuablehistorical records. Such records not only define the relationshipbetween parties but also how the relationship evolved. A good example ofthis is a correspondence between two people who exchange messages, suchas letters, for a length of time. The reactions to each other'sviewpoints about different issues can be examined in detail through theanalysis of the written documentation in which they exchangedviewpoints. Similar time delay barriers exist when using moderntechnology, such as, for example, e-mail, instant messaging, texting,blogging, social network posting and responding to the posting.

BRIEF SUMMARY

Face-to-face interactions are considered to be the primary arena wherepeople learn about each other and themselves. Learning, likeface-to-face interaction, is central to human life. Learning discussedin this disclosure requires effort and observation in order for learningto actually occur. Observation is essential for learning, and thesignificance of the method, system, and device described herein is thatit is a true learning tool. A personal relationship learning tool allowsparticipants to become co-investigators of their relationship. Mostpeople have been socially conditioned to fear relationship feedback,having received feedback most often when something went wrong so thatfeedback is usually experienced as critical, uninvited, and presented bysome authority. For most people, then, feedback is anticipated to beadverse, something to be avoided at all costs, unless absolutelynecessary.

The device and system described herein provide modes of humaninteraction mediated by technology, extending the conventionalunderstanding of face-to-face interaction. An example includes a mobiledevice having a processor connected to a camera component, wherein thecamera component has an aperture and a prism positioned in front of theaperture. The prism combines two images and directs the combined imageto the aperture, so that the camera component receives the combinedimage, and a data of the combined image is transmitted to the processor.The processor can further process the combined image, if needed and/ordesired, and the resulting data from the combined image data is storedto a non-transitory computer-readable memory of the mobile device. Theprism can be connected to a cover of the mobile device. The cover andthe mobile device can be detachable from one another. The cover canprovide some protection to the mobile device as well. The cover can havea hole positioned to allow the mobile device's camera component, andspecifically the aperture, to be unobstructed by the cover, and at thesame time, position the prism to be in front of the aperture so that theprism combines and directs at least two images (e.g., two differentimages) received at respective surfaces of the prism towards theaperture of the camera component. The mobile device can receive seriesof images for recording a video (e.g., a combined video) onto thenon-transitory computer-readable memory. An audio recording can also bemade via a microphone built into the mobile device. The processor cancombine the video data received via the camera component and the audiodata received via the microphone to generate an audio-video (AV) data,which is then stored on the non-transitory computer-readable memory.

The mobile device can also include a network interface that is incommunication with the processor. Thus, the processor of the mobiledevice can communicate via the network interface connecting to a network(e.g., WiFi, cellular, internet, etc.) in order to communicate with acomputer server (e.g., a remote computer server). The computer servercan also communicate with another mobile device (also having a cameracomponent and a network interface), wherein the computer server combinesthe data exchanged between the two mobile devices and stores thecombined data related to a face-to-face communication.

Accordingly, at a later time, the mobile device or another mobile devicecan be used to access the computer server via the respective mobiledevices, and review the AV data. That is, the computer server cancommunicate the AV data to one or more of the mobile devices when thecomputer server receives a request for the AV data from one or both ofthe mobile devices.

The AV data can be a social event because the recording process itselfis a catalyst for interpersonal processes inherent in all humanrelationships. Accordingly, the system that includes one or more mobiledevices and the computer server is an embodiment of the learning tool.The extension of the face-to-face interaction emphasizes the coredefinition of the conventional face-to-face interaction, i.e. real-timemutuality and reciprocity. Even when only audio information is exchangedduring the interaction, the resulting conversation could be consideredto be a face-to-face interaction, because the conversation takes placein real time where both parties can speak and listen.

The computer server can provide a social networking or otherrelationship interface via which the face-to-face communication can beaccessed via the mobile device(s). The AV (AV) data, which is arecording of the face-to-face communication between two persons, can beaccessed, searched for, viewed, etc. via, for example, the socialnetworking interface provided via the computer server or provided by auser interface (e.g., App) displayed on the mobile device.

Many internet sites, such as social networking sites (which allowcommunication via postings, likes, text messages, emoticons, etc.) andrelationship matching services (e.g., dating sites, which include stilland/or motion pictures of faces) are not interactive at the level offace-to-face interaction because the person being observed is not alsoobserving the observer in real time. This distinction is relevant herebecause the product described here is applicable to all forms of humanface-to-face interaction, regardless of the physical location of theparticipants. Physical proximity is not considered essential to thedefinition of face-to-face interaction as used herein, but real-timemutuality and reciprocity is. Where the participants are remotelylocated from each other but having an interaction with real-timeimmediacy is included in the meaning of the face-to-face interaction asused herein.

Face-to-face interaction requires at least two participants.Face-to-face interaction can include more than two participants. Theembodiments of the process, system, and device disclosed here in aredesigned to be applicable to all forms of face-to-face interaction,regardless of the number of participants and/or regardless of theirphysical proximity. For easier understanding, the embodiments hereindescribe two-person or dyadic application. Applying the principlesdescribed to a group face-to-face interaction is the same method and/orproduct extended to accommodate more parties.

An embodiment of system includes a computer server having a processor, anetwork interface, and a non-transitory computer-readable memory forstoring one or more AV recording of a face-to-face interaction betweenat least two people. The system also includes at least one mobiledevice. The mobile device obtains video data of a substantially face-onfirst image of a first person and another video data of a substantiallyface-on second image of a second person, and a prism of the mobiledevice combines the two video data to generate a combined video data.The combined video data is combined with a recorded audio data by themobile device to generate an AV data. The mobile device communicates theAV data to the computer server. The computer server stores the AV datain the non-transitory computer-readable memory. The computer server canprovide searchable and indexed access to the AV data, and also to otherAV data if they exist, by using the mobile device. For example, themobile device can be used to access to view and listen to the AV data.The AV data is displayed on the mobile device with the two face-onimages of the first person and the second person being side by side.

The mobile device is configured to aid in analyzing the AV data byplaying the AV data. During the playing of the AV data by the mobiledevice, the mobile device provides, at a moment of the AV data, a firstquery statement (e.g., as a part of a first series of queries) to thefirst person. During the playing of the AV data by another mobiledevice, the another mobile device provides, at a moment of the AV data,a second query statement (e.g., as a part of a second series of queries)to the second person. Thus, different query statements can be displayedon the respective mobile devices.

Thus, what can be considered to be a first ranking device is the firstmobile device in communication with the computer server, which allowsthe first person to provide a first rank to the first query statement.Further, what can be considered to be a second ranking device is thesecond mobile device in communication with the computer server, whichallows the second person to provide a second rank to the second querystatement.

The computer server receives the first rank and the second rank, andstores the first rank and the second rank as a comparative rank data asa function of time of the AV data in the non-transitorycomputer-readable memory. The computer server can communicate thecomparative rank data to one or more of the mobile devices, and the oneor more mobile devices can display the comparative rank data as thefunction of time of the AV data. This allows displaying of periods ofsimilarities and differences of the first rank and the second rank alongthe time axis of the AV data (i.e., during the face-to-face interactionbetween the first and second persons), so that the periods ofsimilarities and differences can be observed and discussed by the firstand second persons, becoming points of learning to first and secondpersons.

In another embodiment, the mobile device includes an interface,displayed on a display device of the mobile device. The interfaceincludes an image that shows at least a portion of the substantiallyface-on first image and at least a portion of the substantially face-onsecond image, and a graph showing a comparison of the comparative rankdata as a function of time, a dynamic synchronization of the image witha slider control which can be moved along an axis of a time graph,wherein the comparison of the comparative rank data and the third imageare displayed synchronized together.

In another embodiment, the review interface includes a bar comparison ofaverages of the comparison of the comparative rank data for the timegraph.

Another embodiment includes a ranking system displayed on the mobiledevice, which allows either the first person or the second person toindependently provide a rank to a query statement displayed on themobile device with respect to the AV data being played on the displayscreen of the mobile device. The review interface displays the rank as afunction of time of the AV data, which shows periods of similarities anddifferences of the rank, wherein the periods of similarities anddifferences to be observed and discussed becoming points of learning tothe first or the second persons. The embodiment further includes acamera and/or microphone for obtaining a video and/or audio data of thefirst or the second person during the displaying of the rank as thefunction of time of the AV data.

In another embodiment, the query statement includes a request to assumea viewpoint. In another embodiment, the viewpoint can be one of aself-view, an other-view, and a social view. In another embodiment, thequery statement includes a statement to consider when creating the firstand second rankings. In another embodiment, the query statement includesa statement to consider when creating the first and second rankings. Inanother embodiment, the query statement includes a viewpoint which couldbe one of a self-view, an other view, and a social view, and the querystatement also includes a statement with respect to the viewpoint, saidmethod further comprises changing the query statement a plurality oftimes during the playing at least the portion of the AV data.

In another embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage memorystores a set of instructions which when executed by a computer systemimplement a method for analyzing data gathered by a mobile device. Themobile device includes a data gathering system that gathers data aboutpersons during a conversation among them and the computer systemconnected to the data gathering system for receiving the data andstoring.

The mobile device can display, on a display screen of the mobile device,a ranking system which allows at least some of the persons toindependently rank first and second query statements with respect to theconversation. The embodiment of the method comprises playing the storeddata with the mobile device to allow one of the persons to rank a firstquery statement with the ranking system to obtain a first ranking, whilea second mobile device allows another of the persons to rank a secondquery statement with the ranking system to obtain a second ranking. Thecomputer server receives both of the first ranking and the secondranking and creates a comparison as a function of time of the first andsecond rankings relative to the conversation among the persons (e.g.,the AV data), and displays on display(s) of one or both of the mobiledevices the comparison as a function of time of the first and secondrankings relative to the conversation among the persons (e.g., the AVdata). Thus, periods of similarities and differences between the firstand second rankings can be observed and discussed, which become pointsof learning.

In another embodiment, the computer server includes a non-transitorycomputer-readable memory which stores a plurality of the AV data andassociated ranking data file(s). The computer server is configured to beaccessible by one or more mobile devices via a network, and provide tothe mobile devices an indexed listing of the AV data and the associatedranking data file(s). When one or more of the mobile devices sends arequest to the computer server for a particular one of the AV dataand/or the associated ranking data file(s), the computer servertransmits the requested data files to the mobile device from which thedata request has been made. The mobile device can then display on itsdisplay device, the AV data and the associated ranking data from thereceived files. During the displaying of the AV data and the associatedranking data on the mobile device, the mobile device can be used to addadditional comments (e.g., via audio using a microphone of the mobiledevice) regarding the files, which is communicated to the computerserver via the network. The computer server receives the comments andstores the comments as additional data (i.e. comment data) that areassociated with the respective AV data and the associated ranking datafile(s). The comment data can include time data so that the comment datais associated with a particular time point(s) of the AV data, so thatwhen the AV data is viewed, the comment data can be played at particularmoments in time of the AV data that the comment is associated with. Thecomments can be observed and discussed, by the person who made thecomment or by others (e.g., the other participant in the conversation ofthe AV data) which become points of learning.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a learning tool.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a camera system.

FIG. 3 shows example positions of participants and a camera system.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a camera system.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of face-on images.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of a combined image.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of a user interface.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a user interface.

FIG. 9A shows an embodiment of a user interface.

FIG. 9B shows another embodiment of a user interface.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of a user interface.

FIG. 11 shows embodiments of query statements and/or responses for theuser interface.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a comparison of query statements between twopeople in time.

FIG. 13 shows an example of query statement structure.

FIG. 14 shows an example of relational assumptions of the threeviewpoints.

FIG. 15 shows an example of relational assumptions of the threeviewpoints between two people.

FIG. 16 shows an example of a comparison of relational assumptionsbetween two people.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a graphic display of a time sequence dataanalysis.

FIG. 18 shows an example of a graphic display of a time sequence dataanalysis.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a graphic display of a time sequence dataanalysis.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a graphic display of data analysis acrossseveral face-to-face interactions.

FIG. 21 illustrates a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment.

FIG. 22 illustrates a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment.

FIG. 23 shows an embodiment of a learning tool system.

FIG. 24 shows an example flow chart of a method for using the learningtool system shown in FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 shows an example of a mobile device displaying an AV data.

FIG. 26A shows an example of a first mobile device displaying an AV dataand a user interface.

FIG. 26B shows an example of a second mobile device displaying an AVdata and a user interface.

FIG. 27 shows a mobile device displaying an embodiment of a userinterface.

FIG. 28 shows a mobile device displaying an embodiment of a userinterface.

FIG. 29 shows a mobile device displaying an embodiment of a userinterface.

FIG. 30 shows a mobile device displaying an embodiment of a userinterface.

FIG. 31 shows a mobile device displaying an embodiment of a userinterface.

FIG. 32 shows a schematic view of a mobile device according to anembodiment.

FIGS. 33A and 33B show views of a mobile device according to anembodiment.

FIGS. 34A and 34B show views of a mobile device according to anotherembodiment.

FIG. 35 shows an exemplary method of using a mobile device.

FIG. 36 shows another embodiment of a mobile device.

FIG. 37 show an exemplary method of using a mobile device.

FIG. 38 show another embodiment of a mobile device.

FIGS. 39A, 39B, and 40 show views of another embodiment of the mobiledevice.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 shows schematic view of a personal relationship learning tool 100including a camera system 102 in communication with a computer system104. The camera system 102 includes at least one camera 106 having anaperture 108. The camera system 102 is configured to send an image datafrom the camera system 102 to the computer system 104. The camera system102 is configured to obtain a video data of a substantially face-onfirst image of the first person and a substantially face-on second imageof the second person during a face-to-face conversation between thefirst and second persons. The computer system 104 includes a displaydevice 110 for displaying an interface for one or more users to interactwith the learning tool 100. The interface displayed on the displaydevice 110 may be one or more of the interfaces described more in detailbelow, and shown in FIGS. 7-11 and 14-19. The computer system 104further includes a non-transitory computer-readable memory device 112for storing one or more data files. The learning tool 100 includes anaudio recording system 114 to obtain audio data of the face-to-faceconversation audio of the first and second persons during theface-to-face conversation between the first and second persons. Theaudio recording system includes a microphone for recording audio. Thecomputer system 104 receives the video data and the audio data, combinesthe video data and the audio data to form an AV data, and stores the AVdata. The computer system is configured to aid in analyzing the AV databy playing the AV data and displaying the video of the AV data on thedisplay device 110. During the playing of the video of the AV data, thecomputer system 104 can display, at predetermined or random momentduring the playtime of the AV data, one or more query statements via theinterface shown on the display device 110. The learning tool 100includes one or more ranking devices 116, 118. FIG. 1 shows a firstranking device 116 that is connected to the computer system 104, whichallows the first person to provide a first rank to a first querystatement displayed via the interface shown on the display device 110. Asecond ranking device 118 is connected to the computer system 104, whichallows the second person, independent of the first person, to provide asecond rank to a second query statement displayed via the interfaceshown on the display device 110. The computer system 104 is configuredto receive and receives the first rank and the second rank. The computersystem 104 then stores the first rank and the second rank as acomparative rank data to the non-transitory computer-readable memorydevice 112. The computer system 104 displays on the display device 110via the interface, a comparative rank data as a function of time of theAV data, which shows periods of similarities and differences of thefirst rank and the second rank, wherein the periods of similarities anddifferences can be observed and discussed, thereby becoming points oflearning to the people who were the participants of the recordedface-to-face interaction.

The learning tool 100 can be used for recording primarily the sound ofthe face-to-face interaction. Recording the sound from the face-to-faceinteraction provides some data for review and analysis. A function ofthe audio recording is to act as a stimulus for at least oneparticipant's recall of the face-to-face interaction during the recallprocess. Accordingly, the recall process can include using the audioonly recorded data. A feature of the recall process using only the audiorecording is that whatever is recorded can prompt the participant torecall and also serves as a reference point in real time so that querystatements can be presented in a structured manner so that theparticipants can respond at the same points in real time. Thus, themethod disclosed herein could be applied to a recorded telephoneconversation, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) conversation, etc. Themethod includes recording the conversation of at least two participantswho may be in separate physical locations. A VOIP implementation canrequire that each participant use a computer system configured for VOIPand a memory storage memory onto which the recorded conversation isstored.

In another embodiment, the non-transitory computer-readable memorydevice 112 is a non-transitory computer-readable storage memory whichstores a set of instructions which when executed by the computer system104 implement a method for analyzing data gathered by the personalrelationship learning tool 100. The tool 100 includes a data gatheringsystem which includes the camera system 102 and the audio recordingsystem 114. The data gathering system gathers data about persons duringa conversation among them. The computer system 104 is connected to thedata gathering system 102, 114 for receiving the data and storing thedata. The tool 100 further includes a ranking system 116, 118, whichallows at least some of the persons to independently rank first andsecond query statements with respect to the conversation. The embodimentof the method comprises playing the stored data with the computer system104 to allow one of the persons to rank a first query statement with theranking system 116 to obtain a first ranking and to allow another of thepersons to rank a second query statement with the ranking system 118 toobtain a second ranking, creating with the computer system 104 acomparison as a function of time of the first and second rankingsrelative to the conversation among the persons, and displaying with thecomputer system 104 the comparison as a function of time of the firstand second rankings relative to the conversation among the persons,wherein periods of similarities and differences between the first andsecond rankings can be observed and discussed, which then become pointsof learning.

In another embodiment, the non-transitory computer-readable memorydevice 112 is a non-transitory computer-readable storage memory whichcomprises a stored AV data and a stored associated ranking data file,wherein the stored AV data and the stored associated ranking data filehave been gathered about persons during a conversation among them byusing the learning tool 100 which includes the computer system 104connected to a data gathering system 116, 118 for receiving AV data andstoring the AV data as the stored AV data by the computer system 104.The learning tool 100 further includes the ranking system 116, 118 whichallows at least some of the persons to independently rank first andsecond query statements with respect to the conversation which is storedas the stored associated ranking data file by the computer system 104.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a camera system 200 configured with acommunication component 202 configured for sending image data to acomputer system 104. It can be preferable for the camera system 200 tobe capable of high quality digital recording at various lightingconditions. The camera system 200 includes a prism 204 configured infront of an aperture 206 of a camera 208. The prism 204 has a firstsurface 210, a second surface 212, and an aperture surface 214. Theaperture surface 214 faces the aperture 206. A first image that isreceived at the first surface 210 of the prism 204 is directed (i.e.,refracted and/or reflected) towards the aperture 206 and passes throughthe aperture surface 214. A second image received at the second surface212 is directed (i.e., refracted and/or reflected) towards the aperture206 and passes through the aperture surface 214. Thus the prism 204 cancombine the first and second images such that the aperture 206 receivesthe combined image. The combined image is sent to a computer system 104via the communication component 202.

The camera system 200 can also include the audio system, such as amicrophone 216 for capturing the audio data. The audio data is combinedwith the combined video data as an AV data and sent to the computersystem via the communication component 202. Alternatively, the audiodata is sent as a separate data from the video data, and both the audiodata and the video data are sent to the computer system via thecommunication component 202 as separate data. The computer system thencan combine the audio data and the video data for creating the AV data.The camera system 200 can include a stand 218 and a base 220. The stand218 can be a telescoping tube that is configured for changing the heightof the camera system 200.

The prism 204 can be an optical quality prism. The prism 204 hasinternal angles appropriate for capturing images of participants and forrefracting the images to form a combined image towards the aperturesurface 214 for sending the combined image to the aperture 206 of thecamera 208. An embodiment of the prism 204 is an equilateral prismhaving 60° for each internal angle of the prism 204. For the equilateralprism, the camera system 200 should be positioned midway between theparticipants at their eye level about 12 inches away from the axis ofinteraction. The participants are seated, about 2-4 feet apart, facingeach other. As participants look directly at each other, each should beable to see the camera system 200 on the periphery of their field ofview. The camera system 200 may be connected to the computer systemthrough the USB port. The camera system 200 is configured to be adjustedfor height and for tilt to accommodate participants who might be ofdifferent heights. The prism 204 optically reverses the images of eachperson, left to right, just as it would be if they were seeingthemselves in a mirror.

FIG. 3 show an example of positioning 300 for the camera system 200 andtwo participants 302, 304. The camera system 200 is placed at positionA, two participants 302, 304 at positions B and C, respectively, forengaging in a social interaction, e.g., face-to-face interaction. Thetwo participants 302, 304 face each other along an axis of theinteraction 306. The camera system 200 placed at position A is not onthe axis of the interaction 306 defined by first person's position B andsecond person's position C. However, the camera system 200 can capturesubstantially face-on images of the participants 302, 304, such thatfacial expressions of the participants 302, 304, such as, eye movement,and/or eye contact between the participants can be recorded. Suchinformation replicates what was available in the face-to-faceinteraction and stimulates greater recall for the participants. Thecamera system 200 can be in plain view to both participants.

In another embodiment, the camera system can include at least twocameras, each of the cameras respectively provided to capturesubstantially face-on images of the participants. An example of suchembodiment of the camera system may use a mobile computer system havinga digital camera and a microphone. Each camera would record the face-onimage of the participants. Then, the recorded video images are cropped,accomplished through a computer software and/or hardware within themobile computer system and/or a remote computer system that receives theimages from the cameras.

Once the face-to-face interaction is finished and the interaction isrecorded to a non-transitory computer-readable memory, to a localstorage and/or to a remote server's memory, the parties would thenproceed to a Reviewing Stage. The Reviewing Stage includes playback ofthe recorded composite images and/or video for viewing by both parties.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a camera system 400 having a firstcamera 402 and a second camera 404 connected to a stand 406 and a base408. The first camera 402 has a first aperture 410 for receiving a firstimage. The second camera 404 has a second aperture 412 for receiving asecond image. The stand 406 is configured to be height adjustable byhaving a telescoping tube configuration. The first camera 402 has afirst view angle, and the second camera 404 has a second view angle. Thefirst camera 402 and the second camera 404 are pivotable andconfigurable up-and-down, and/or side-to-side. The first camera 402sends the first image data to a computer system or a video mixer unit.The second camera 404 sends the second image data to the computer systemor the video mixer unit. If the video mixer unit receives the firstimage data and the second image data, the video mixer unit combines atleast a portion of the first image data and at least a portion of thesecond image data to generate a combined image data, and sends thecombined image data to the computer system. If the computer systemreceives the first image data and the second image data, the computersystem uses a software method to combine at least a portion of the firstimage data and at least a portion of the second image data to generatethe combined image data. The camera system 400 having the two cameras402, 404 mounted together can be placed somewhere near the participants.The two cameras 402, 404 can be positioned close to the axis ofinteraction so that they do not interfere with the sight line betweenthe participants yet capture substantially face-on views of each person.For example, the camera system 400 can be positioned midway between theparticipants at their eye level about 12 inches away from the axis ofinteraction. The participants are seated, about 2-4 feet apart, facingeach other. As participants look directly at each other, each should beable to see the camera system 400 in their field of view. In anotherconfiguration, the camera system is configured to combine signals fromthe cameras 402, 404 into a single composite images and/or video,transmit the composite images and/or video to a computer system and/orremote server for storage to a non-transitory computer-readable memory.The composite image is stored to the non-transitory computer-readablememory as a digital file and edited so that, when played back, theplayback video of the digital file shows each person similar to or ashe/she was actually seen by the other person without the images beingreversed or mirror images thereof.

FIG. 5 shows a first image 502 captured by the first camera and a secondimage 504 captured by the second camera of the camera system 400. Theimages 502, 504 shown are prior to the images being combined to generatea single composite image and/or video file, for example by a mixer unit,a computer system, and/or a remote server. The first image 502 capturedby the first camera shows a substantially face-on image of a firstperson 506 and first image border area 508 that a mixer unit determinesas the crop region for generating the single composite image and/orvideo file. The second image 504 captured by the second camera shows asubstantially face-on image of a second person 510 and a second imageborder area 512 that a mixer unit determines as the crop region forgenerating the single composite image and/or video file.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of a video recording image 600 of twopersons' 602, 604 face-to-face interaction. The image 600 can beachieved by using the camera systems 200, 400 described above. Note thatboth people 602, 604 shown in the image 600 are substantially face-on,which means that they are recorded close to the angle from which eachwas viewed by the other person. Thus, during a video playback, theparticipants see the other as well as his or her facial image. The videorecording image 600 may include frames and/or borders to dress up theimage 600, such as for example, an interface having a border displayedover the image 600 between the two people 602, 604.

A single composite image combined from a plurality of images from acombination of the embodiments of the camera system with more than twopeople participating in a face-to-face interaction is also possible.Recording the interaction of more than two people is similar torecording two persons, i.e. along the interaction axis of theparticipants. The participants should remain stationary, either sittingin a circle or on both sides of a table. Two cameras can be positionedto shoot over the heads of the participants on each side, and theseparate video signals can be combined in a video mixer to form acomposite video image.

Examples of a computer system in accordance with the present inventioninclude one or more of a desktop computer, laptop computer, a mobiledevice (e.g., a tablet, a mobile phone, mobile personal entertainmentdevice, cloud computing device, etc.). An example mobile device can be,for example, an ebook, a tablet (e.g., iPod®, iPad®, etc.) a smart phone(e.g., Android® phone, iPhone®, etc.), etc. The mobile device includes anon-transitory computer-readable memory for storing computerinstructions that store a computer product and/or a user interfaceinstructions for recording, reviewing, and analyzing, which could becarried out on each unit separately or in conjunction with a server. Theadvantage of such instrumentation is its simplicity and flexibility,allowing it to be used in various settings. For example, the tabletdevice having a touch screen, the controls can be provided via softwareand displayed as a user interface. The mobile computer system caninclude a camera, a sound input, and a sound output. The mobile devicecan connect via a wireless network, such as WiFi, cellular, 3G, 4G,etc., to receive downloads of data and transmit data via the internet toa remote server. The mobile device can be configured to be fullyoperable without any connection to the internet or a network, providingsecurity and capacity to protect privacy, which in some settings wouldbe most critical. This means that the participants themselves have totalcontrol over all stages of the process and over any distribution ofrecordings and data. Examples of such an application includelegal/forensic settings, chemical dependency and psychiatric treatmentsettings, military settings, and business settings requiring privatecollaborations.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory can provide a virtual computersystem which converts almost any computer system into an operationalinstrument for the method described herein, by means of a flash drivecontaining all necessary software. For security, the flash drive couldhave its own security lock (such as the fingerprint of the user) inorder to operate. When inserted into a computer system the flash drivedownloads the computer instructions for the methods described herein,executes the computer instructions, and stores the recordedconversations and collected data. The advantage of this system is itsflexibility without compromising security. However, it may be restrictedin memory size and access to software updates.

The user interface can be a part of a social networking web interfaceand/or application. The video files are stored in a remote server,cataloged and readily reviewable by the parties who are theparticipants. The video file may be shared with others with permissionfrom one or more of the participants. The video file may be shared withothers when only all of the participants provide permission for sharing.The cataloged and stored video files at a remote server provides asecure recording of a face-to-face interaction. The system also providesfor a participating and recording a face-to-face interaction when usinga computer system that is publicly shared, such as those at a publiclibrary, workplace, and/or coffee shops. Further, because each file is arecord of a particular interaction, the participants can readily reviewthe face-to-face interaction again and again, and even append the fileto continue the interaction from where the conversation ended. Thus, thesystem provides for a chain of face-to-face interactions to be stored,cataloged, and searchable for the convenience of the participants and/orreviewer. Further, the analysis stage that is performed by the systemcan provide valuable information about the relationship between theparticipants. In the modern social networking and social sharing age,such analysis can be extremely valuable and entertaining.

An embodiment of an interface is presented in detail in FIGS. 7-15 toillustrate how the review strategy and structure according the learningtool are implemented.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of a user interface 700 displayed on adisplay of a computer system. The user interface 700 shown is forimplementing Stage 1, or the Recording Stage. A participant accesseshis/her account by entering their identification information that isassociated with the recorded data and/or user account. The userinterface includes a dropdown menu 702 that presents choices forrecording a new conversation, accessing a previously recorded video, orfeedback analyses for a session, or exiting the system. The videodisplay portion 704 shows an example video of two participants as itwould appear when they are conversing, but it would not be present untilthe participants activate and/or set up the camera system. In thisexample, the interface 700 provides a border over the video image thatdivides the image such that each person is shown in what appears to beseparate windows. The menu 702 has a preview button 706 which, whenclicked, turns on the camera system so the participants can positionthemselves and the camera system suitably so both of the participantswill always be on camera during the recording. The menu 702 has acapture button 708 which, when clicked, starts the recording process.The recording video continues to be displayed on the screen, and theparticipants can tilt the computer display downwards so they are notdistracted by it. First time participants may not want to have the videorecording screen visible as they converse. Persons who have had littleor no experience with being video recorded often report feelingself-conscious, especially if their previous experiences have beenunpleasant. However, once they become engaged in their conversation,participants typically report they ignore recording apparatus and videoscreen. The menu 702 includes a stop button 710 which, when clicked,stops the recording process and moves the participants on to Stage 2 andchanges the interface to the interface shown in FIG. 8 (described indetail below). The length of the conversation is usually determined bythe participants themselves, but it could be preset by the participantsor an administrator who agreed on a specific time limit before theirconversation. One determining factor for the length of the conversationis the time necessary to view it and receive feedback analyses of theirresults. Typically, a conversation of about 20 minutes allows forcompletion of all three steps within an hour. The participants determinewho stops the conversation.

If there are external devices connected to the computer system, thereare window displays 712 that allow the external devices, such asexternal video and/or audio devices to be used for the interactivesession, for example, if an external camera plugged into a USB port ofthe computer system is to be used and not be the webcam internal to thecomputer system. However, under some conditions participants mightchoose to use the internal camera system with a prism. Window 714displays the identification information, such as the first name of thefirst participant. Window 716 displays the identification information,such as the first name of the second participant. These windows 714, 716display the identification information of each participant, with theleft-right position being consistent with their position on the videodisplay portion 704. The position selection windows 718, 720, whenclicked, establish which person is seated on the left or right, not onlyas they are seated before the computer system but also on the videorecording screen. The participants may select their names from the menuof users 722 displayed at the bottom of the user interface 700. The menuof users 722 displays participants and information. The actualidentifying information gathered from participants can vary, dependingon the application, whether it is for personal use, teaching, research,or some specific service such as counseling, sales, or coaching. Eachparticipant, however, can be assigned a unique identification number.The Add Name button 724 allows a participant to enter theiridentification information into the menu of users 722. The Update button726 permits a participant who has already entered information into themenu of users 722 to modify and update their entered data.

As an example, a conversation may include some purpose and agenda agreedupon by the participants, especially when there is some service beingprovided by one participant to the other, such as in health services,sales services and training services, and business services. Theface-to-face interactions in different settings with different agendas,standards of practice, etc. are understandably quite different, but apremise of the empirical method is that there are always common elementsand viewpoints which the participants themselves can observe and report.Also, even within a conversation with clearly agreed upon goals andagenda, as participants interact they make decisions about how toproceed in accomplishing an agenda. With these considerations in mind,it is important to note that the procedure does not require any specificagenda or topic of conversation. Indeed, from the empirical perspectiveof the process, the topic or agenda of the conversation can be deemedirrelevant. Participants can talk about anything, anyway they choose,whatever their viewpoints of each other, because the process focuses notso much on what they do face to face but on how they view what they do.It is their viewpoints of themselves and each other that matters, andthe method and the learning tool described herein allow the participantsthemselves to define and report their viewpoints in an empiricalfashion, wherein their viewpoints are anchored in observable events ofwhich both participants are not only observing but also being observed.The conversation ends at a predetermined time agreed on by theparticipants or they may decide when they have spoken long enough. Therecording ends when they click on the Stop button 710. It is alsopossible that during the course of their conversation they may beinterrupted (e.g., an unexpected telephone call, a bathroom break,etc.), in which case they can pause the recording process and resumeafter the break. Typically, however, the conversation proceeds withoutinterruption and when participants stop the recording process, they canmove on to Stage 2, the Reviewing Stage.

FIG. 8 shows an example user interface 800 for the Reviewing Stage. TheReviewing Stage may include one or more of the following procedures.

1. Establishing a location for suitable viewing and responding to arecorded conversation;

2. Selecting which recorded conversation to view;

3. Positioning of participants relative to the computer system;

4. Placing vertical blinder on computer system screen if necessary;

5. Plugging in wearing headphones if necessary;

6. Practicing with apparatus (optional);

7. Starting the video playback;

8. Responding to query statements;

9. Pausing the viewing process if unexpected interruptions occur;

10. Variations in how and when the viewing takes place; and/or

11. Variations in types of response apparatus.

Establishing a location for suitable viewing and responding to therecorded conversation is similar to establishing the location for aprivate, uninterrupted conversation. Stage 2 requires the formation of asetting where viewing can be done in privacy and without interruptions.A private room without visual distractions or background noises may bepreferable, such as in an office, living room, kitchen or possiblyseating in a vehicle. Participants should have adequate seating to relaxand focus on the task at hand. Yet, in certain circumstances, it mightbe preferable for participants to view and respond in a large room whereother people are present and talking. In such a case, the participantscan seat themselves with their backs to a wall and place the computersystem on a table facing them. Both of them would wear headphones tohear the soundtrack of their conversation. Participants need to beattentive to time available to them for viewing, since viewing andresponding requires a few minutes more than the length of theconversation itself.

When participants move directly to Stage 2 after completing Stage 1,they will not need to choose which recorded conversation to view. On theother hand, it is possible for them to start with Stage 2 after a periodof time has passed. For Stage 2, the user interface allows theparticipant to select and access the desired AV data for playback and toperform the Review Stage.

The interface 800 has a data file window 802 listing the variousrecorded conversations as a selectable data listing. Each conversationdata file is labeled with the date and identification information of theparticipants. The data file window 802 is configured to allow the datato be searchable, organizable, and/or selectable for accessing the datavia the user interface. The playback screen display 804 shows the videofile being played back, with both participants, each viewed from theperspective of the other person. Once the participants start the viewingprocess, the video recording plays back preferably nonstop. The nonstopplayback allows for review data to be gathered in real time. The videocontrol slider bar 806 may be provided to indicate which point in timethe recorded video is being shown. The identification windows 808, 810display the identification information of each participant, with theleft-right position being consistent with their position on the playbackscreen display 804.

When the user interface 800 is being shared by both participants duringthe Review Stage, a screen divider 812 preferably is placed on the lowerhalf of the computer system screen so that each person can view onlyhis/her lower section of the computer system screen where both querystatements and response choices are presented. The function of thescreen divider 812 is to provide query statements to and responses fromeach participant, which are fully independent so that their observationsare empirical and unbiased. Response choices windows 814, 816 arepresented to each participant.

The wording and number of choices (ranks) of the response choices canvary to accommodate different applications, and the response optionsrepresent a range of choices from low to high, from which a participantcan select. Also, the response choices do not change while participantsare viewing their conversation in order to provide consistency overtime, a feature that permits participants to assess changes over thecourse of their conversation. Response choices windows 814, 816 showfive response choices ranging from “Not At All” to “Very Much.” Eachparticipant can select a response choice. The chosen response ishighlighted in a color specific to each participant (e.g., red, green,etc.). Participants may change their response choice as long as thequery statement is on the screen. It is possible for a participant tomake no response to a query statement by not selecting on one of theoptions while the query statement is being presented. An embodiment ofthe user interface 800 presents query statements preferably for tenseconds with a five-second latency or pause period between querystatements. When a participant does not respond to a query statement,this is also considered to be relevant information, such as, forexample: 1) the participant doesn't have enough time to respond, 2) theparticipant became involved in the recorded conversation and forgot torespond, or 3) the participant is not responding at all, possibly noteven attending to the video recording. Query statement Windows 818, 820display the specific query statements, one to each participant. The userinterface 800 shows one dimension of affect, “Confused,” being queriedat the same instant from both participants but from two differentviewpoints. Mary on the left side is reporting she feels “A LittleConfused,” and her partner, John, on the right side, is reporting sheseems to be “Not At All Confused.” Thus, the Self-View of oneparticipant can be compared later with the partner's Other-View in theAnalysis Stage from the data entered by the participants during theReviewing Stage.

The user interface 800 includes a viewing process that permits a numberof variations as to when, how, and by whom Stage 2 is completed. Theseoptions include, but are not limited to the following.

-   -   1. The viewing process can be paused by the participants and can        be resumed.    -   2. The participants may decide to view only a portion of their        conversation or all of their conversation.    -   3. The participants could take a break after Stage 1 (Recording)        and continue with Stage 2 at a later time.    -   4. The participants could take turns completing Stage 2, and        their separate data files combined for Stage 3 feedback which        they could discuss together or at a later time.    -   5. The same video recording could be viewed by observers other        than the participants on the recording. In such cases the query        statements could be identical to those given the original        participants or an entirely different set of query statements.        The method, system, and device described herein allows for a        great deal of flexibility for such purposes as intervention,        training, and research in such diverse settings as health        services, sales, business, and education. For example, medical        students in a class on interviewing could view a recording of        their instructor interviewing a patient, and as they watch, they        are also presented with the same query statements answered by        the patient, and each student attempts to identify how the        patient responded. Students respond on handheld wireless units,        and their responses are compared with the responses of the        patient. Whatever the variations, there is a consistent linking        between a particular face-to-face recorded event and a        particular set of query statements.

Several kinds of data are collected as participants are responding toquery statements. The response to each query statement is recorded tothe memory of a computer system and/or server, including no response toa query statement. A no response to a query statement is consideredrelevant information which the participants themselves could clarify.The query statements are displayed on the screen for a limited time,e.g., 10 seconds with a 5-seconds pause between query statements, andare presented at a regular cadence, e.g., every 15 seconds. The regularcadence helps the participants habituate to the response task and doesnot change regardless of what happened in the face-to-face interaction.The response time for each query statement is also recorded, and this iscalculated by the time between onset of a query statement presentationand the final response choice before the end of the presentation time.Response times are considered to be valuable information in assessingnot only the ability of a participant to complete the task but alsoidentify task complexity. Other forms of data collection are alsopossible. For example, participants could wear a finger clip that wouldmonitor heart rate and galvanic skin response during their face-to-faceinteraction in Stage 1 and as they are completing Stage 2. Participantsmay have physiological reactions when they are actually conversing andwhen they are viewing their conversation, and the physiological measuresmay correlate with the responses to query statements. Data is gatheredin real time directly from the participants themselves in an efficient,systematic way that is relevant to how the participants understand andrelate to each other.

FIG. 9A shows a user interface 900 for the Analyzing Stage of thelearning tool described herein. The user interface 900 provides feedbackand analyses of results to both participants in a highly visual andinteractive fashion. The user interface 900 engages the participants byidentifying elements and rankings, and comparing the elements andrankings across the real time of the conversation. This informationbecomes easily accessible and presented in an intuitive, easilyunderstandable way, which promotes learning. The learning tool describedherein may include the user interface 900 as a relationship learninglaboratory tool to engage and measure participants' perceptions,assumptions, and hypotheses about each other. This is the Knowledge ofResults principle: we learn to the extent we know the outcomes of ourefforts.

The user interface 900 shows a dropdown menu of options 902 from which aparticipant can choose to capture a new video, view a previouslyrecorded video, and/or view an analysis of data collected from areviewed video. The user interface 900 includes options to increaseand/or to decrease the size of the video displayed on the computersystem screen. The Left Report presents results for the person seated onthe left, in this example Mary. The Right Report presents results forthe person on the right, which in this example is John.

The user interface 900 includes a video screen 904 for displaying thevideo selected to be viewed. The video screen 904 shows the participantsas they were recorded. The video screen 904 also shows the time frame(minute:second, e.g., 10:20) of the AV data as the video is played back.A slider control 906 is provided so that it can be moved by the viewerback and forth so that any part of the recorded conversation can beimmediately accessed. The affect dimensions menu 908 shows the affectdimensions and rankings that are analyzed. In the example shown in FIG.9, the affect dimension “feels confused” is being analyzed. Clicking onany one of the other dimensions in the menu 908 would reconfigure fielddisplay 910 and graph display 912. The field display 910 shows theidentification information, e.g., the first name, of each participant,and their three viewpoints (Self-View, Other-View, Social-View) belowthe identification information. The viewpoints are shown withconnections that visually display assumptions of the viewpoints,described more in detail below (and shown in FIGS. 14-16). Clickingfirst on the viewpoint of one person and next on a viewpoint of theother person highlights both fields and displays a line connecting bothviewpoints. In this way, the user interface 900 allows attention to befocused on exactly which viewpoints are being compared. Inside eachviewpoint box includes text information, which states the viewpoint interms of the dimension selected in field display 910 (e.g., “confused”).A graph display 912 shows a graph of the individual responses of eachparticipant over time. Averaged field 914 shows an average of bothrankings in graphic form. The slider 906 shown below the graph display912 is synchronized with the graph display 912 and the video display, sothat participants can move the graph slider 906 to a position ofinterest on the graph display 912 and the video display on the videoscreen 904 will also display that synchronized moment.

This synchronization between the graph 912 and the video display on thevideo screen 904 allows participants to clarify and share theirviewpoints, not in abstract generalities but in the specific contextfrom which their viewpoints were derived. When they compare theirviewpoints, they become engaged in a process of examining and testingout the accuracy of their viewpoints. When participants respond to aquery statement, they are doing so in the context of specificface-to-face events, events which can be interpreted in several ways.This is to say that a participant's responses to query statements couldbe based on: 1) overt behaviors of the other person, 2) overt behaviorsof the participant, 3) memories of past events which somehow influence aparticipant's perception, 4) interpersonal factors between theparticipants (e.g., perception of authority, and past experiences in therelationship history of both participants). The point here is that whena participant responds to a query statement or set of query statements,it may not be self-evident to others why he/she responded in aparticular manner. The best person to explain responses to querystatements is the participant him/herself, and invariably participantsseem to come up with understandable reasons for their responses.

FIG. 9B shows another example interface 950, that is similar to theinterface 900 shown in FIG. 9A, but also includes another video window952 showing and which can capture another image and/or video of thesubstantially face-on image(s) of persons reviewing the AV data. Otherparts of the interface 950 are similar to those in interface 900 andsimilar components are identified using the same reference characters.The interface 950 provides another means of capturing yet another socialinteraction of the participants as they review, recall, and discuss themoments of similarities and differences in their viewpoints. When therecording process is on, the interface 950 records, not only the imageshown in the video window 952, but also all of the interactions theparticipants perform with the interface 950. Audio conversation is alsorecorded. Thus, a new AV data is created that includes the face-onimages of the participants shown in the video window 952, and all of theclicks and interface changes that the participants perform as theyinteract with the interface 950, and the audio conversation during thediscussion that can be had between the participants. This can lead tofurther comprehension and further learning of the social relationshipbetween the participants.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a user interface 1000 (or a portion of auser interface) for responding to a query statement 1002 when an audiorecord is being reviewed. The function of the audio recording is toprovide something to review, and the main function of the audiorecording is to act as a stimulus for recall. The recall process, then,is not entirely dependent on a video recording. A feature is thatwhatever is recorded prompts recall and serves as a reference point inreal time so that query statements are presented in a structured mannerso that both participants are responding at the same points in realtime. A sound recording can prompt recall. Thus recording theconversation of two participants who are in separate physical locations,each with a computer system onto which the recorded conversation isstored. The possible response choices 1004 are provided in the interface1000.

The structure of the query statement presentation can include theelements of face-to-face interactions, i.e. multiple viewpoints, affect,and other interpretive rankings. Various affect labels can be employedas long as they sample the dimensions of affect described previously.FIG. 11 shows some example query statement responses. Query statementsneed not consist only of words but could also be symbolic as describedpreviously. Likewise, the response choices may vary from a binary choice(yes, no) to multiple-choice. Social psychology research has developedvarious ranking scales, which might be applied. For example, iconsrepresenting varying degrees of emotional states 1102 may be used asresponses to query statements. For example, semantic differential wordsto indicate their preference 1104 may be used. For example, a simplecontinuum without gradations 1106 may be used.

The language used for the query statements and responses can be anyspoken language, preferably being the language preferred by theparticipants. It is also possible for query statements to be presentedin the native language of each participant. For example, querystatements to one participant might be in French and Arabic to another.For multilingual inquiries, translated query statements should be testedfor accuracy of meaning. For query statements using affect labels,comparable translations should not be limited to the meaning ofparticular words but should sample the different dimensions of affect.

The timing of the query statements can vary, both for the duration ofquery statement presentation and for the latency interval between querystatements. Certain applications and populations may require a slower orfaster rate of presentation. Because the reaction times for each querystatement are recorded, it is possible to identify optimal timingparameters for query statement presentation and latency between querystatements. Likewise, analysis of the reactions times for differentquery statements, viewpoints, and affect dimensions may yieldsignificant information relevant to understanding face-to-faceinteractions. The query statements are linked in real time to the videoplayback so the context of the query statement response can beidentified.

For group applications, there are multiple viewers who are all presentedwith identical query statements, and each viewer responds privately bymeans of wireless instrumentation. While all participants in the groupare presented with the same query statement, the participants alsocomplete several identifying query statements, such as gender, age,race, job responsibility, etc. The analysis stage presents aggregateresults for the entire group as well as separating the results fordifferent groups. For some applications the identifying query statementsmight include personality types, such as Introvert . . . Extrovert, ordifferent personal preferences. Likewise, the query statements mightrefer to different viewpoints, Self, Other, Social. Groups can have someagenda, and specific query statements might be tailored to addressissues relevant to the agenda.

The participants can review their interactions that include themselves.But once a recording has been made, the recording can be reviewed byother people and in several different ways. For example, a recording ofa dyad might be reviewed, but rather than by the original participants,other persons might attempt to answer the original query statements asif they were the person on the screen. Analysis of the results wouldinvolve comparing responses of the secondary viewers with the responsesof the original participants. This application would seem to have muchpotential in training people to gain listening and empathy skills.Another variation would be to have an entire group review a dyadrecording and respond to the original query statements. Such anapplication may help people learn certain tasks, such as interviewing orspecific counseling skills.

FIG. 12 shows an example review inquiry 1200 showing a first person'squery statement data 1202, being compared to a second person's querystatement data 1204. The first and second persons respond privately andcannot see the responses of the other's. Thus, the autonomous,independent observation of each is protected so that the viewpoints aretruly independent and not immediately influenced by the other person'sresponses. The first and second persons are not comparing notes as theyobserve, and independence of reporting gives credibility to any patternsthat emerge from data analysis. It also gives credibility to the personsthemselves, who respond, for better or for worse, and can recognizetheir own responses. This independence between observers forms thefoundation of empirical inquiry and engages participants in their ownscientific inquiry. The observations are synchronized along the timeline1206 in real time with the playback recording of behavioral events, eachobservation is anchored in the behavioral record. Thus, “snapshots” canbe examined in reference not just to time but also the behavioralcontext. Both first and second persons make observations from threedistinct viewpoints: 1) Self viewpoint: how the first person viewsherself; how the second person views himself, 2) Other viewpoint: howthe first person views the second person; how second person views thefirst person, and 3) Social viewpoint: how the first person thinks thesecond person is viewing her; how the second person thinks the firstperson is viewing him. Observations from each viewpoint may vary as tohow much they are based on overt behaviors and/or covert privatecognitions that include both current perceptions and recall of pastexperiences. Observation data are in response to specific querystatements (usually about affect) presented at 15-second intervals andrepeated over the duration of the viewing. The query statements are notopen-ended but present a scale of choices such as: “not at all”, “alittle”, “moderately”, “quite a bit”, “very much.” This structurepermits quantification and objective measurement, which forms a databaseto identify patterns not only within a single session but also acrossmultiple sessions by the same or different participants. Quantificationalso permits a summary of meaningful data for the purpose of research,training, and learning. The observation data are not only synchronizedto the behavioral record but they are also linked together by thebehavioral record on the recording so that both first and second personsare observing the same overt behaviors but from different points ofview. This pairing or linking of query statements permits meaningfuldata analysis and discussion about different viewpoints by theparticipants.

The fixed sequence of query statements can be repeated. This structureis like a net of questions catching the observations of bothparticipants over their entire interaction. For example, eachparticipant might be asked to rank how comfortable he/she felt everyfour minutes. After a 40-minute conversation, each participant wouldhave reported his/her level of comfort ten times.

Because participants are observing their face-to-face interaction, eachobserver is also the object of observation by the other person. This isdone empirically by pairing different points of view (self-view forPerson A and other-view for Person B). Examples of this reciprocalpairing occur at, for example, seconds 0, 15, 60 and 75. This reciprocalpairing of query statements makes it possible to assess perceptivenessand expressiveness, because it permits correlating the Self-View of oneperson with the Other-View of the other person which are synchronized tooccur at the same instant in time. Likewise, the social-view (how Ithink the other person is viewing me) engages each person inhypothesizing how he or she thinks they are coming across to the other.

FIG. 13 shows example query statement structure 1300 which include threeviewpoints 1302, four dimensions of affect 1304, and a cognitiveassessment 1306 with four cognitive assessment rankings 1308. In thisembodiment, there are sixteen query statements with multiple viewpoints,and so on. These query statements are presented to both persons (PersonA, Person B in this example). Thus an example Query statement that canbe presented is “Here I feel Confused.” Another Query statement that canbe presented is “Here (name of partner) feels confused.” Another Querystatement that can be presented is “Right here (name of partner)probably views me as feeling confused.” Another Query statement that canbe presented is “Here I feel Confident.” Another Query statement thatcan be presented is “Here I feel understood.” And so on. These querystatements are preset, and the actual affect labels may vary, but querystatements are from the same affect dimension, e.g., high negativeaffect, and so forth. The position of each dimension on the inquiry netprovides for consistency, making analysis of the results more efficientwhen different affect labels are used.

The process for the method described herein is to define a process thatis virtually invisible and unnoticed until assumptions are proven wrong.This process is considered here to be at the core of human understandingand misunderstanding. The following illustrates this process withreference to a single, static dimension, perception of physical height.The elements of this process are two individuals, each with threeviewpoints. When viewpoints are compared, they form the basis forrelationship assumptions. When relationship assumptions lead tobehavioral actions, they can be considered as hypotheses which bothparties use as working assumptions to test the validity of theirassumptions.

To focus on the process is to emphasize the fact that when people areface to face, they not only observe each other, but they also makethemselves available to be observed. When they allow themselves to beobserved, they attempt to observe themselves through the eyes ofanother. Thus, three levels of observation forming the foundation of thethree viewpoints, Self, Other, and Social, are possible. Human beingsare always defining and understanding ourselves, not so much abstractly,but specifically, in how we see ourselves in relationship and relatingto other human beings.

FIG. 14 shows the elements of this process 1400, which involves threeviewpoints: 1) Self-View 1401 (how I view myself), 2) Other-View 1402(how I view the other person), 3) Social-View 1403 (how I think anotherperson views me). The simplest human relationship is comprised of twopeople, a dyad. Both parties have three viewpoints 1401, 1402, 1403 andthey can state these viewpoints 1401, 1402, 1403 along any number ofdimensions, for example: height, weight, age, and gender. Using physicalheight as a dimension of comparison, one can state his/her belief abouthis/her own height, his/her estimate of another's height, and his/herestimate of another's belief of one's height. These three viewpoints1401, 1402, 1403 are always present and when viewpoints 1401, 1402, 1403are compared, they can also be considered as assumptions.

An assumption is defined here as any viewpoint assumed to be true untilproven otherwise. The assumptions 1404, 1405, 1406 become apparent whenwe compare viewpoints 1401, 1402, 1403. In relational terms we arealways comparing, (i.e. defining, understanding, measuring) ourselves toothers.

FIG. 15 shows an example of comparing viewpoints and relationalassumptions 1500. When different viewpoints are compared, assumptionsbecome evident, and the first step in dealing with assumptions is todefine them. An assumption of similarity (or dissimilarity) is implicitin comparing my self-view with my other-view, e.g., how tall onebelieves he is compared to how tall he believes the other to be. Ifthese two viewpoints are very close, an assumption of similarity ismade. If they are very different, an assumption of dissimilarity ismade. An assumption of familiarity (or unfamiliarity) is implicit incomparing one's other-view with one's social-view, e.g., how tall onebelieves another to be is compared to how tall one thinks anotherbelieves one to be. An assumption of congruence (or incongruence) isimplicit in comparing one's self-view with one's social-view, e.g., howtall one believes one to be is compared to how tall one thinks anotherbelieves the one to be. The premise being that the minds are alwaysactive with these three basic viewpoints when dealing with humanrelationships even though humans might not be aware of them. Our mindsare always monitoring positions relative to surroundings, bestexemplified by our perceptual-motor nervous system. The five sensesmonitor the surroundings and supply information to the brain, whichintegrates this information so as to direct the motor activity in thesurroundings, which, in turn, changes one's perception. Relationalassumptions are part of the perceptual motor processes as the mindintegrates information it perceives about other human beings. FIG. 15shows some of these assumptions in regard to a rather static dimension,perception of physical height. When these assumptions arise fromviewpoints about another person, it is possible to make additionalcomparisons of viewpoints, the viewpoints of the other person,viewpoints not only within each person (i.e. assumptions) but alsobetween persons.

FIG. 16 shows an example of comparing the viewpoints between people forinterpersonal hypothesis testing 1600. Assumptions emerge fromcomparison of each person's viewpoints, and assumptions can beconsidered as hypotheses each person has about the other. Hypotheses areworking assumptions, i.e. assumptions, which have behavioralconsequences and which are not assumed as true until proven otherwise.The validity or “truth” of a hypothesis can be tested when one person'shypothesis matches or agrees with another person's hypothesis. FIG. 16shows how testing can occur when different viewpoints are comparedbetween two persons. For the sake of illustration, the dimension of eachviewpoint is perception of physical height, a static dimension, whichdoes not change quickly, and for this reason the time frame andbehavioral context for the comparisons is not critical. It makes littledifference whether both parties state their viewpoints an hour, a day,or even weeks apart from each other. In this example time is not afactor, and the focus here is on the comparisons between each person'sviewpoints. Proximity or real similarity is used herein as the degree ofsimilarity between the Self-Views of both persons. This is the place tostart any comparison of viewpoints between persons.

When dealing with relational assumptions or hypotheses, the firstconsideration is to clarify how much in agreement both parties areindependent of their views of each other. This is done by a comparisonof each person's Self-View reported independently. Failure to take thisinto account leads to confusion about the other viewpoints (Other andSocial). For example, if one person seems very accurate in describinganother person, it's always possible that the first person is notdistinguishing between the three viewpoints and is simply projectinghis/her Self-View, which could be very accurate, if both persons areindeed very similar.

Perceptiveness is used herein as the comparison between my Other-Viewand your Self-View. If one can identify how another seeshimself/herself, the one can be considered to be perceptive.Perceptiveness implies expressiveness. The reciprocal of one person'sperceptiveness is the other person's expressiveness. Some people aremore expressive than others, and this is a factor that can influence howperceptive other people are in relation to them. With our example ofperception of physical height, people express their height differently,i.e. some have more erect posture, making their physical height moreevident to others. In the example of FIG. 16, only “My” perceptivenessis depicted, for the sake of simplicity. But “Your” perceptiveness couldalso be represented by an arrow connecting Your Other-View and MySelf-View. When considering perceptiveness, it becomes clear thatproximity or real similarity between two people needs to be taken intoaccount. When two people are very similar (e.g., they have the samephysical height), it may not be possible to separate perceptiveness frommere projection. It's as if to say: “If everybody is just like me, thenI'm always accurate in perceiving them. My relational assumptions arealways true.” However, when two people are indeed different on somedimension, then perceptiveness (and expressiveness) becomes moreimportant in accuracy. This would occur when our Self-Views are quitedifferent.

Familiarity and Congruence are comparisons between the Other-View andSocial-View across both persons. Familiarity is defined here as thecomparison between My Other-View and Your Social-View. If how one seesanother matches how another thinks the one sees the other, one can beconsidered to be quite familiar with the other. Congruence is usedherein as the comparison between My Social-View and Your Other-View. Ifhow one thinks another views the one matches how another actually viewsthe one, then the one can be considered to be congruent. The reciprocalof familiarity is congruence. That is, another's congruence is thereciprocal of the one's familiarity, and the another's familiarity isthe reciprocal of the one's congruence.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a summary of individual responses withgraphic display 1700. The graphic display 1700 can be provided in thegraph display portion of the user interface. Individual responses to asingle query statement can be summarized and presented visually so thateach response can be viewed in reference when it was made in real time.This is done with a graphic display that shows a sequence of individualresponses over time as in FIG. 17 where the Self-Views about feelingconfident from both persons are presented. As FIG. 17 shows, there issome variability in how confident the two participants, e.g., Mary andJohn, reported feeling, with John reporting a higher level of confidenceoverall. Minute 9 is striking because both persons reported verydifferent levels of confidence. Mary viewed herself as most confident atminute 25. When presented with such a graph, participants often cannotrecall the specifics that led them to respond in a certain way. However,they can replay the exact moments of their recorded conversation whenthey responded to the query statement, at which time they usually recallthe basis for their particular response. One feature of the method,system, and device described herein is the ability to link viewpointswith the behavioral events that contributed to the viewpoints. When thislinkage takes place, learning can occur both at the individual andrelationship levels. In Knowledge of Results terms, the graphs connectviewpoints (anticipated results) with behavioral actions and provideobserved results. Such connections generate the associations necessaryfor individual learning to occur. Relationship learning occurs becausethe responses of both participants are presented over time, allowingthem to compare viewpoints and see together what simply cannot be seenalone. The graphs help participants to look back in an empirical way,allowing them to see for themselves. This process is at the core oflearning, discovery learning rather than performance learning. Thefeedback engages participants in experimenting and discovering on theirown initiative.

FIG. 18 shows another example of a graphic display 1800, this timecomparing, again as an example two participants Mary and John, Mary'sOther-View with John's Self-View. The graphic display 1800 can beprovided in the graph display portion of the user interface. Both agreethat John was moderately to very much confident, but there is somevariability where they were more in agreement (e.g., minutes 25 and 37).

FIG. 19 shows another example of a graphic display 1900 that comparesthe viewpoints for one participant comparing his Self-View with hisOther-View. The graphic display 1900 can be provided in the graphdisplay portion of the user interface. Comparing these two viewpointsfor the same person can clarify assumptions of similarity-dissimilarity.The graph displays the individual data points for each view, andexamination of the graph shows that, again using the two participantsMary and John as an example, John was assuming complete similarity withMary for the first 13 minutes of their conversation and at minutes 25and 37.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a graphic display 2000 of data analysisacross several face-to-face interactions. The graphic display 2000includes a field display 2002 and a graph 2004, both of which can beprovided as portions of the user interface (for example, similar tofield display 910 and graph 912 shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B). The fielddisplay 2002 is selectable such that one or more graphic link 2006, 2008showing the selected comparison of persons' viewpoints that aredisplayed in the graph 2004 is displayed. The selected comparisonchanges the graph 2004 that is displayed to show the associatedquantified statistical values are graphed between recorded data ofconversations. The example shown in graph 2004 displays the statistic of“Expressiveness” that is plotted across several conversations between afirst person, “Jim” and other people, “Mary, Joseph, Roger, Amy, Bill,George, and Sam.” The graph 2004 shows the statistical graphs, as anexample, of Proximity (i.e. Real Similarity) and Expressiveness (Jim'sexpressiveness) across several partners (Mary, Joseph, Roger, Amy, Bill,George, and Sam). The graph 2004 can display any statistics generatedfrom the data base gathered using the learning tool. The significance ofthe graphic display 2000 is that it permits grouped or aggregate datafor identifying trends, such as across gender, age, race, role position.In this way, a significant trend can be identified, and the user couldthen go directly to an individual session for closer analysis ofparticular stored data (e.g., AV data and the associated data) of aspecific conversation. In this way individual session data can begrouped to show a range of quantified values (e.g., satisfaction) andthe user could then examine the individual sessions (e.g., the highestand lowest satisfaction sessions). This can provide great utility forlearning, research, and general education.

FIG. 21 shows a flowchart according to an embodiment of the method ofusing a personal relationship learning tool. In an embodiment, thepersonal relationship learning tool includes a camera system whichobtains a video data including a substantially face-on first video ofthe first person and a substantially face-on second video of the secondperson during a face-to-face conversation between the first and secondpersons, an audio recording system which obtains an audio data of thefirst and second persons during the face-to-face conversation betweenthe first and second persons, a computer system which receives the videodata and the audio data, and a ranking system which allows the first andsecond persons, respectively and independently, to rank first and secondquery statements with respect to the face-to-face conversation. Inanother embodiment, which is shown in FIG. 23, the personal relationshiplearning tool includes a computer server connected to at least twomobile devices.

The method 3000 includes placing 3002 the first and second persons in aface-to-face relationship, either in person facing each other, or viamobile devices connected via a network for communicating therebetween,wherein the first person's face is viewable on the second person'smobile device, and the second person's face is viewable on the firstperson's mobile device. Then the method 3000 proceeds to obtaining 3004AV data of the first and second persons, combining 3006 the AV data toan AV data and storing the AV data in a computer system or a computerserver. The method 3000 includes playing 3008 at least a portion of theAV data, with the computer system and/or one or more of the mobiledevices, and while the AV data is being played, having 3010 the firstperson consider the first query statement and provide a first rankingwith respect to the query statement, and having 3012 the second person,independent from the first person, consider the second query statementand provide a second ranking. The method 3000 then proceeds to creating3014 a comparison as a function of time of the first and second rankingsrelative to specific moments in time of the AV data, and displaying 3016to at least one of the first and second persons the comparison as afunction of time of the first and second rankings relative to the AVdata, wherein periods of similarities and differences between the firstand second rankings can be observed and discussed, which becomes pointsof learning.

FIG. 22 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of the method of analyzingdata gathered by a personal relationship learning tool, wherein the toolincludes a data gathering system that gathers data about persons duringa conversation among them and a computer system connected to the datagathering system for receiving the data and storing. The tool furtherincludes a ranking system which allows at least some of the persons toindependently rank first and second query statements with respect to theconversation. The method 4000 shown in FIG. 22 includes playing 4002 thestored data (e.g., AV data) with the computer system or the computerserver to allow one of the persons to rank a first query statement withthe ranking system to obtain a first ranking and to allow another of thepersons to rank a second query statement with the ranking system toobtain a second ranking. The method 4000 includes creating 4004 with thecomputer system a comparison as a function of time of the first andsecond rankings relative to the conversation among the persons (e.g., inthe AV data). Then the method 4000 proceeds to displaying 4006 with thecomputer system (or the computer server or one or more of the mobiledevices) the comparison as a function of time of the first and secondrankings relative to the conversation among the persons, wherein periodsof similarities and differences between the first and second rankingscan be observed and discussed, which then become points of learning.

An embodiment of the learning tool which includes one or more mobiledevices (e.g., smart phone, tablet, etc.) is presented in detail inFIGS. 23-31.

FIG. 23 shows a learning tool system 5000, which includes a computerserver 5002, a first mobile device 5004, and a second mobile device 5006in communication via a network 5008. The first mobile device 5004 isconfigured with a processor, a network interface, and a touch screendisplay 5010 via which a first person (Person A) 5012 can interact withthe first mobile device 5004. The first mobile device 5004 also has aforward facing camera component 5014 which is configured to capture thefirst person's 5012 face-on image as the first person 5012 interactswith the first mobile device 5004. The second mobile device 5006 is alsoconfigured with a processor, a network interface, and a touch screendisplay 5016 via which a second person (Person B) 5018 can interact withthe second mobile device 5006. The second mobile device 5006 also has aforward facing camera component 5020 which is configured to capture thesecond person's 5018 face-on image as the second person 5018 interactswith the second mobile device 5006. The computer server 5002 can beanother mobile device.

System 5000 has three different configurations.

In the first configuration, the cameras 5014, 5020 are activated toobtain AV data of face-on images of the users of the first and secondmobile devices 5004, 5006. The mobile devices transmit the AV data tothe computer server 5002 via the network 5008. The computer serverreceives the AV data via the network and combines the AV data from eachof the mobile devices to form a combined, time synced, combined AV data.

In the second configuration the cameras are de-activated and the touchscreens 5010, 5016 are activated to display a touch-based graphic userinterface having ranking portions for receiving ranking inputs by theusers. In this second configuration, the computer server is accessed totransmit the combined AV data and a series of query statements to themobile devices via the network. In this way, each of the mobile devicesreceives the combined AV data and the query statements, each of themobile devices displays the combined AV data on the touch screen, anddisplays the series of query statements overlaid on the combined AV dataas the combined AV data is displayed on the touch screen, so that theseries of query statements are displayed at the same time mark of thecombined AV data for each of the mobile devices. With the touch screensactivated, the users are called to provide rankings of response to thequery statements. The user of the first mobile device 5004 provides afirst rank, and the user of the second mobile device 5006 provides asecond rank. The computer server receives the first rank and the secondrank and forms a comparative rank data from the first rank and thesecond rank, and stores the comparative rank data to thecomputer-readable non-transitory computer-readable memory.

In the third configuration, the cameras and the ranking portions of thetouch screens are de-activated and for at least one of the mobiledevices, the comparative rank data which is stored on the non-transitorycomputer-readable memory of the computer server via the network, isaccessed and displayed on the touch screen. In this way, the comparativerank data shows to the user periods of similarities and differences ofthe first rank and the second rank, and includes a comparison of thesocial view to the other view. The periods of similarities anddifferences are for being observed and discussed to become points oflearning for the users.

More particularly, FIG. 24 shows a flowchart according of the method ofusing the personal relationship learning tool shown, for example in FIG.23 (the personal relationship learning tool 5000 in FIG. 23) whichincludes the computer server (5002 shown in FIG. 23) connected via thenetwork (5008 shown in FIG. 23) to two mobile devices (5004, 5006 shownin FIG. 23).

The method 5100 includes connecting 5102 via the network to the computerserver with the first mobile device operated by a first person A, andwith the second mobile device being operated by a second person B. Thefirst and second mobile devices are connected via the network forexchanging data 5104 (e.g., communicating) so that the first and secondpersons A, B can have a face-to-face communication with each other,wherein the face of the first person A face is viewable on the secondperson's mobile device 5106, and the face of the second person B isviewable on the first person's mobile device 5108.

During the communicating, the method 5100 proceeds to the computerserver obtaining 5110 AV data of the first and second persons from thefirst and second mobile devices, combining the AV data to generate acombined AV data, and storing the combined AV data as acomputer-readable file in a computer-readable non-transitory memory ofthe computer server.

The method 5100 includes transmitting 5112 the combined AV data to themobile devices, so then playing 5114 the combined AV data on the firstand second mobile devices. While the combined AV data is being played onthe first mobile device, a first query statement (or a series of firstqueries) is displayed on the first mobile device, and the first userprovides a first ranking with respect to the first query statement byinteracting with a graphical user interface displayed on the firstmobile device. Further, while the combined AV data is being played onthe second mobile device, a second query statement (or a series ofsecond queries) is displayed on the second mobile device, and the seconduser provides a second ranking with respect to the second querystatement by interacting with a graphical user interface displayed onthe second mobile device. The first query statement and the secondstatement are respectively displayed independent of one another, but atthe same moment in time of the time line of the combined AV data. Forexample, if the first query statement is displayed at time 0:15 secondsinto the total play time of the combined AV data, the second querystatement is displayed at time 0:15 seconds into the total play time ofthe combined AV data, although the first query statement and the secondquery statement are each displayed separately and independently on eachof the mobile devices. Then, the method 5100 proceeds to transmitting5116 via the network, the first ranking and the second ranking from eachof the respective mobile devices. The method 5100 then proceeds to thecomputer server creating 5118 a comparison as a function of time of thefirst and second rankings relative to specific moments in time of thecombined AV data. Then, the method 5100 proceeds to transmitting anddisplaying 5120 on at least one of the first and second mobile devicesthe comparison, wherein periods of similarities and differences betweenthe first and second rankings can be observed and discussed, whichbecomes points of learning for the first and second persons.

FIG. 25 shows one of the mobile devices 5122 displaying the combined AVdata on a screen 5124 (e.g., touch screen). The combined AV data shows asubstantially face-on image of the first person A and a substantiallyface-on image of the second person B during a face-to-face conversationbetween the first and second persons A, B.

FIG. 26A shows the first mobile device 5126 displaying the first querystatement 5128 during playback of the combined AV data at a specifictime during the playback. The first query statement 5128 in this exampleis a statement directed to how the first person A felt at thisparticular moment of the combined AV data (e.g., satisfied by a rankingof Very Much, Quite A Bit, Moderately, A Little, or Not At All). Thefirst person can then interact with the overlaid graphical userinterface and select the first rank 5130 (e.g., Moderately has beenselected in FIG. 26A). Examples of different ranks are shown above inFIGS. 10 and 11 and described above. The first mobile device 5126transmits the first rank 5130 selected by the first user to the computerserver via the network.

FIG. 26B shows the second mobile device 5132 displaying the second querystatement 5134 during playback of the combined AV data at a specifictime during the playback. The second query statement 5134 in thisexample is a statement directed to how the second person B felt at thisparticular moment of the combined AV data (e.g., satisfied by a rankingof Very Much, Quite A Bit, Moderately, A Little, or Not At All). Thesecond person can then interact with the overlaid graphical userinterface and select the second rank 5136 (e.g., Very Much has beenselected in FIG. 26B). Examples of different ranks are shown above inFIGS. 10 and 11 and described above. The second mobile device 5132transmits the second rank 5136 selected by the second user to thecomputer server via the network. The example shown in FIGS. 26A and 26Bdisplays the same query statement (“Here I feel Satisfied”). However,the first query statement and the second query statement can differ, asdescribed above and shown in FIGS. 12-16.

FIGS. 27-30 show examples of a mobile device 5200 displaying thecombined AV data 5202 created by the computer server and a graphicdisplay 5204 of the comparative rank data which has also been created bythe computer server. The combined AV data 5202 and the comparative rankdata have been transmitted from the computer server and received by themobile device 5200. The graphic display 5204 of the comparative rankdata can be created by the mobile device 5200, the computer server orboth. The graphic display 5204 can be similar to the graphic display1700, 1800, 1900, 2000 shown in FIGS. 17-20. Accordingly, the graphicdisplay 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000 shown in FIGS. 17-20 can be displayed onthe mobile device 5200.

FIG. 27 shows a field display 5206 as a part of the graphic display 5204of the user interface. The field display 5206 displays a list of termsthat are associated with the comparative rank data. The field display5206 shows, for example, that the “Satisfied” item has been selected,which then displays in the graphic display 5204 the comparative dataassociated with the “Satisfied” rankings between the first and secondpersons. The graph display 5204 can help participants to look back attheir face-to-face interaction in an empirical way, allowing the firstand second persons to see for themselves how they connected at a momentor moments in time of that face-to-face interaction. This process is atthe core of learning, discovery learning rather than performancelearning.

The mobile device 5200 in FIG. 28 shows another field display 5208instead of the field display 5206 shown in FIG. 27. The field display5208 is similar to the three viewpoints described above and shown inFIG. 14. The three viewpoints are directed to: 1) Self-View 5210 (“How IFeel”), 2) Other-View 5212 (“How I See You”), and 3) Social-View 5214(“How I Feel You See Me”). The comparative rank data can be displayed asan association between any two of the three viewpoints 5210, 5212, 5214of individual perspectives (for each of the first and second persons).When any two of the three viewpoints 5210, 5212, 5214 are selected, theconnecting link 5216 is displayed. The graphic display 5204 displays theassociated comparative rank data of the selected two of the threeviewpoints 5210, 5212, 5214 for each of the first and second persons.For example, the field display 5206 shows that “How I Feel” data of thefirst person A and “How I Feel You See Me” of the first person A havebeen selected, which is an assumption of congruence-incongruence (1406shown in FIG. 14; see also FIG. 15).

The mobile device 5200 in FIG. 29 shows yet another field display 5218,instead of the field display 5206 shown in FIG. 27 or the field display5208 shown in FIG. 28. The field display 5218 is similar to thecomparative of relational assumptions described above and shown in FIGS.16 and 20. The field display 5218 is selectable such that one or moregraphic link 5220 showing the selected comparison of persons' viewpointsthat are displayed in the graphic display 5204 is displayed. Theselected comparison changes the graphic display 5204 to show theassociated quantified statistical values are graphed between recordeddata of conversations. The significance of the graphic display 5204 isthat it permits the comparative rank data to be realized in asignificant way, e.g., a trend can be identified, and the user couldthen go directly to an individual session for closer analysis ofparticular stored data (e.g., AV data and the associated data) ofspecific conversations.

FIG. 30 shows the mobile device 5200 which includes a graphic userinterface for recording 5222 an additional audio data that is associatedwith the combined AV data 5202 and the associated comparative rank data(displayed in the graphic display 5204). The additional audio data istransmitted to the computer server and it is associated with thecombined AV data, so that the first or the second persons can review(e.g., listen to) the additional audio data on their respective mobiledevices on their own accord. This additional feedback can engage theparticipants in discovering additional information about theface-to-face conversation and/or their relationship on their owninitiative.

FIG. 31 shows another example of a mobile device 5300, which does notdisplay the combined AV data, but does display a graphic display 5302 ofthe comparative rank data which has also been created by the computerserver. The comparative rank data has been transmitted from the computerserver and received by the mobile device 5300. The graphic display 5302of the comparative rank data can be created by the mobile device 5300once the comparative rank data has been received by the mobile device5300. The graphic display 5302 can be similar to the graphic display1700, 1800, 1900, 2000 shown in FIGS. 17-20.

The graphic display 5302 includes a field display 5304 and a graph 5306,both of which can be provided as portions of the user interface (forexample, similar to field display 910 and graph 912 shown in FIGS. 9Aand 9B). The field display 5304 is selectable such that one or moregraphic link 5308, 5310 showing the selected comparison of persons'viewpoints that are displayed in the graph 5306 is displayed. Theselected comparison changes the graph 5306 that is displayed to show theassociated quantified statistical values are graphed between recordeddata of conversations. Further, based on the graphic links selected, aterm which identifies the selected graphic links can be displayed and/orhighlighted in a term portion 5312 of the graphic display 5302. Forexample, the selected graphic link 5308 is associated with “AssumedSimilarity,” which is highlighted and displayed in the term portion5312. Further, for example, the selected graphic link 5310 is associatedwith “Proximity,” which is highlighted and displayed in the term portion5312. The terms and their relationships are described above and shown inFIGS. 15 and 16.

FIG. 32 shows schematic view of an embodiment of a mobile device 6000.The mobile device 6000 includes a processor 6002, a non-transitorycomputer-readable memory 6004, and a camera component 6006. Thenon-transitory computer-readable memory 6004 and the camera component6006 are in communication with the processor 6002. The camera component6006 includes an aperture 6008, and the camera component 6006 isconfigured to send an image data and/or a video data received via theaperture 6008 to the processor 6002. The mobile device 6000 alsoincludes a display 6010 (e.g., LED, OLED, LCD, a touch screen display,etc.), which is in communication with the processor 6002. The processor6002 displays the image data and/or the video data on the display 6010.In some embodiments, the display 6010 is a touch screen so that input bya user can be communicated to the processor 6002 by touching the touchscreen. The mobile device 6000 has an outer casing 6012 which at leastpartially covers the mobile device 6000. The casing 6012 includes aprism 6014 positioned to be in front of the aperture 6008. For example,the casing 6012 can have a hole or a transparent window between theprism 6014 and the aperture 6008, so that a part of the prism 6014 isconnected to a part of the casing 6012 at a periphery surface portionaround and/or near the hole or the transparent window. The prism 6014has a first surface 6016, a second surface 6018, and an aperture-facingsurface 6020. The aperture-facing surface 6020 faces the aperture 6008.A first image from the outside of the prism 6014 is received via thefirst surface 6016 of the prism 6014, and the first image is directed(i.e., refracted and/or reflected) towards the aperture 6008 by passingthrough the aperture-facing surface 6020 (e.g., see arrow A). A secondimage from the outside of the prism 6014 is received via the secondsurface 6018, and the second image is directed (i.e., refracted and/orreflected) towards the aperture 6008 by passing through theaperture-facing surface 6020 (e.g., see arrow B). Thus the prism 6014combines the first and second images such that the aperture 6008receives the combined image. Accordingly, the mobile device 6000 can beused for recording a face-to-face interaction between two people who aresitting apart and facing one another. For example, the first surface6016 of the prism 6014 can receive a facial image of a first person asthe first image. Further, for example, the second surface 6018 of theprism 6014 can receive a facial image of a second person as the secondimage. Both of the facial images of the first and second persons arecombined by the prism 6014 to form a combined image, and then thecombined image can be directed to the aperture 6008 of the cameracomponent 6006. The combined image is sent to the processor 6002, andthen the combined image can be saved (e.g., stored) in thenon-transitory computer-readable memory 6004.

Recording the sound from the face-to-face interaction can be done by themobile device 6000 via a microphone (not shown). For example, anembodiment of the mobile device is a smart phone. A function of theaudio recording is to act as a stimulus for at least one participant'srecall of the face-to-face interaction during a recall process describedabove. Thus, the mobile device 6000 can be used to record a video andaudio of a conversation of two participants.

FIG. 33A shows a frontal view, and FIG. 33B shows a side view of anembodiment of the mobile device 6100 (similar to 6000 in FIG. 32). Thecamera component 6102 is a front-facing camera 6102 of the mobile device6100, wherein the camera component 6102 faces the same side as thedisplay 6104. The prism 6106 is configured to be positioned in front ofthe front-facing camera 6102 of the mobile device 6100.

FIG. 34A shows a rear view, and FIG. 34B shows a side view of anotherembodiment of the mobile device 6200 (similar to 6000 in FIG. 32). Thecamera component 6202 is a rear-facing camera 6202 of the mobile device6200, wherein the camera component faces 6202 the opposite side as thedisplay (not shown). The prism 6204 is configured to be positioned infront of the rear-facing camera 6202 of the mobile device 6200.

Any of the prisms shown in FIGS. 33A, 33B, 34A, and 34B can be a part ofan accessory for the mobile device. That is, the prism (e.g., 6106,6204) can be a part of a case for the mobile device, such that the caseand the prism can be detached from the mobile device. The prism can beconnected to an engagement portion for being connected to the mobiledevice (e.g., via a frictional engagement, a magnetic engagement, amechanical engagement, an adhesive engagement, etc.). The engagementportion can also be detachable from the mobile device. When the mobiledevice is a smart phone, for example, the casing is configured to engageat least a part of an external surface of the smart phone, and thecasing has an opening near or at the aperture of the smart phone'scamera, and a prism is arranged at the opening so that the prism has anaperture-facing surface that would face the aperture of the smartphone's camera. When the mobile device is an action capturing camera,for example, the casing is configured to securely contain the actioncapturing camera, and the casing can have a transparent window portionnear or at the aperture of the action capturing camera, and a prism isarranged at the opening so that the prism has an aperture-facing surfacethat would face the aperture of the action capturing camera.

FIG. 35 shows an example method of using the mobile device 6300 (also6100 shown in FIGS. 33A and 33B, and 6200 shown in FIGS. 34A and 34B)for recording a face-to-face conversation between two participants 6302,6304. The mobile device 6300 is placed on a flat surface 6306, such as atable, that is placed between the two participants 6302, 6304. Themobile device 6300 is located lower than the height level of the twoparticipants' 6302, 6304 faces. The prism 6308 of the mobile device 6300is positioned to be facing up. Further, a first surface 6310 of theprism 6308 faces towards the first participant 6302, and a secondsurface 6312 of the prism 6308 faces towards the second participant6304.

The prism 6308 has internal angles (along with a geometry, shape, etc.)appropriate for capturing the images of the two participants 6302, 6304and for directing the images to form a combined image and directing thecombined image of the two participants towards an aperture of the cameraof the mobile device 6300. Thus, the mobile device 6300 captures theimage(s) and/or the video of the face-to-face conversation of the twoparticipants 6302, 6304 without being in the way or blocking the viewsbetween the two participants 6302, 6304.

FIG. 36 shows another embodiment, wherein the mobile device 6400 (also6100 shown in FIGS. 33A and 33B, and 6200 shown in FIGS. 34A and 34B)can be configured similarly to the camera system 200 shown in FIG. 2.The mobile device 6400 includes and/or is connected to a stand 6402 anda base 6404. The stand 6402 can be a telescoping tube that is configuredfor changing the height of the mobile device 6400. The prism 6406 of themobile device 6400 is configured so that a first surface 6408 of theprism 6406 faces towards the first participant (e.g., Person A), and asecond surface 6410 of the prism 6406 faces towards the secondparticipant (e.g., Person B).

FIG. 37 show an example of positioning 6500 for the mobile device 6400and two participants 6502, 6504. The two participants 6502, 6504 arepositioned face-to-face for engaging in a social interaction, e.g.,face-to-face interaction. The mobile device 6400 is placed at positionthat is not in the axis of the interaction defined by the first person'sposition and second person's position. Yet, the mobile device 6400 canstill capture substantially face-on images of the participants 6502,6504, such that facial expressions of the participants 6502, 6504, suchas, eye movement, and/or eye contact between the participants can berecorded. Such information replicates what was available in theface-to-face interaction and stimulates greater recall for theparticipants.

FIG. 38 show an example of another embodiment, in which, the mobiledevice 6600 includes two cameras 6602, 6604. The first camera 6602 is ona front side of the mobile device 6600. The second camera 6604 is on arear side of the mobile device. The mobile device includes a processorexecuting computer-executable instructions for staring both of thecameras 6602, 6604, and then the processor combines image(s) and/orvideo from both of the cameras 6602, 6604 to generate a combined imageimages(s) and/or video. The mobile device 6600 in this embodiment ispositioned between the two participants 6606, 6608 in order for each ofthe cameras 6602, 6604 to respectively capture substantially face-onimage(s) of the participants 6602, 6604. The mobile device 6600 includesand/or is connected to a stand 6610 and a base 6612. The stand 6610 canbe a telescoping tube that is configured for changing the height of themobile device 6600.

FIGS. 39A, 39B, and 40 show another embodiment of the mobile device6700, having a prism 6702 positioned in front of an aperture of a cameracomponent 6704. FIG. 39A shows a front view of the mobile device 6700.FIG. 39B shows a top plan view of the mobile device 6700. The mobiledevice 6700 includes two additional reflectors 6706, 6708 (e.g., prisms,mirrors, reflective devices, etc.). The first reflector 6706 ispositioned along an optical path for directing image(s) from an objectin front of the camera component 6704 of the mobile device 6700 towardsa first surface 6710 of the prism 6702. The second reflector 6708 ispositioned along a second optical path for directing image(s) from theobject in front of the camera component 6704 of the mobile device 6700towards a second surface 6712 of the prism 6702. This configuration ofthe two reflectors 6706, 6708 and the prism 6702 creates a combinedimage of the object, such that the image(s) and/or video captured by themobile device 6700 can include stereoscopic aspects. That is, theimage(s) and/or video captured by the mobile device 6700 can be viewedusing a virtual reality display unit and the viewer can experience afully three-dimensional stereoscopic experience.

FIG. 40 shows the top plan view of the mobile device 6700 being operatedfor capturing image(s) and/or video of a subject 6714 (e.g., a person).The first reflector 6706 reflects a first image of the subject 6714 anddirects the first image towards the first surface 6710 of the prism6702. The second reflector 6708 reflects a second image of the subject6714 and directs the second image towards the second surface 6712 of theprism 6702. Because the first reflector 6706 and the second reflector6708 are spaced apart along a width direction, the first image and thesecond image are slightly different (e.g., they are views from differentangles of the subject 6714). The prism 6702 combines the two images anda combined image is directed towards the camera of the mobile device6700. The mobile device 6700 can record the combined images to anon-transitory computer-readable memory, and the data of the recordedcombined images can be played back as shown, wherein the displayedimages have a left image 6716 and a right image 6718 that respectfullymatch the first image and the second image of the subject 6714.Accordingly, when the combined images are viewed using a virtual realitydisplay unit, the viewer can have a fully three-dimensional virtualviewing experience.

Further, in order to create the combined images and/or combined videohaving the left image 6716 and the right image 6718 so that the viewerwill have the three-dimensional virtual viewing experience, the combinedimage that the camera receives from the prism 6702 may require furtherprocessing performed by a processor of the mobile device 6700. Theprocessor can execute computer-executable instructions that are storedin the non-transitory memory, wherein one or more of the left image 6716and the right image 6718 are generated from the combined image receivedby the camera from the prism by transposing, inverting, rotating, and/oraltering portions of the combined image. The left image 6716 and/or theright image 6718 that are generated by the processor provides each ofthe viewer's left eye and the viewer's right eye to view the correctimages in order to have the three-dimensional virtual viewingexperience, by using a virtual reality display unit (e.g., worn on thehead of the viewer over the eyes, wherein the left eye sees only theleft image 6716, and the right eye sees only the right image 6718).

For example, the processor can generate a modified image from thecombined image, wherein the modified image includes a rearrangement ofthe left image 6716 and the right image 6718. The rearrangement can be,for example, changing the positions of the left image 6716 and the rightimage 6718 so that the left image 6716 is moved to the right side, andthe right image 6718 is moved to the left side on the display. Therearrangement can be, for example, one or both of the left image 6716and the right image 6718 being rotated about its center, being inverted,flipped horizontally, flipped vertically, or any combinations thereof.

An accessory casing for the mobile device which includes the prism andthe two reflectors arranged in this manner can be an effective solutionfor mobile devices to be able to capture three-dimensional images and/orvideo.

Aspects:

Aspect 1. A mobile device, comprising:

a camera including an aperture; and

a prism arranged in front of the aperture of the camera, the prismincluding

-   -   a first surface for receiving a first image which is directed        towards the aperture, and    -   a second surface for receiving a second image which is directed        towards the aperture,

wherein when the first surface of the prism receives the first image,and the second surface of the prism receives the second image, the prismdirects both the first image and the second image toward the aperture,the aperture receives both the first image and the second image, and thecamera generates a combined image from both the first image and thesecond image, wherein the combined image includes a first portion madefrom the first image, and a second portion made from the second image.

Aspect 2. The mobile device according to aspect 1, wherein the firstsurface does not receive the second image from outside of the prism, andthe second surface does not receive the first image from outside of theprism.

Aspect 3. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 1 to 2,further comprising:

a processor connected to the camera, wherein the camera transmits thecombined image to the processor, and the processor receives the combinedimage; and

a non-transitory computer readable memory connected to the processor,wherein the processor stores the combined image to the non-transitorycomputer readable memory.

Aspect 4. The mobile device according to aspect 3, further comprising adisplay screen connected to the processor for displaying the combinedimage.

Aspect 5. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 3 to 4,wherein the combined image is a part of a video.

Aspect 6. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 3 to 5,wherein the processor generates a modified image from the combinedimage, wherein the modified image includes a rearrangement of the firstportion, the second portion, or both the first portion and the secondportion of the combined image.Aspect 7. The mobile device according to aspect 6, wherein therearrangement includes the positions of the first portion and the secondportion being swapped with respective positions of the first portion andthe second portion in the combined image.Aspect 8. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 6 to 7,wherein the rearrangement includes the first portion being rotated abouta center of the first portion.Aspect 9. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 6 to 8,wherein the rearrangement includes the second portion being rotatedabout a center of the second portion.Aspect 10. The mobile device according to aspect 3, further comprising adisplay touch screen connected to the processor for displaying thecombined image,

wherein the processor executes computer-executable instructions fordisplaying a first query statement on the display touch screen, andallows an input of a first rank to the first query statement via thedisplay touch screen,

the processor receives the input of the first rank,

the processor stores the first rank as a part of a comparative rank datain the non-transitory computer readable memory, and

the processor is configured to display the comparative rank data as afunction of time on the display touch screen.

Aspect 11. A device for being connected to a mobile device that includesa camera, comprising:

a prism including a first surface, a second surface, and anaperture-facing surface, wherein the prism directs both a first imagereceived onto the first surface and a second image received onto thesecond surface toward the aperture-facing surface and outward from theprism; and

an engagement portion for connecting to the mobile device forpositioning the prism in front of an aperture of the camera of themobile device, wherein the aperture-facing surface of the prism ispositioned to face the aperture of the camera of the mobile device whenconnected.

Aspect 12. The device according to aspect 11, further comprising aprotective cover portion for protecting at least a part of the mobiledevice.

Aspect 13. The device according to any of the aspects 11 to 12, furthercomprising a telescoping tube connected to the engagement portion.

Aspect 14. The device according to any of the aspects 11 to 13, furthercomprising a base connected to a bottom portion of the telescoping tube,wherein the telescoping tube is configured to provide an adjustabledistance between the stand and the prism.

Aspect 15. A mobile device, comprising:

a front side including a display screen and a first camera for receivinga first image;

a back side including a second camera for receiving a second image;

a processor connected to the first camera and the second camera, whereinthe first camera transmits the first image to the processor, the secondcamera transmits the second image to the processor, and the processorreceives the first image and the second image and combines the firstimage and the second image to generate a combined image, wherein thecombined image includes a first portion made from the first image, and asecond portion made from the second image; and

a non-transitory computer readable memory connected to the processor,wherein the processor stores the combined image to the non-transitorycomputer readable memory,

wherein the processor transmits the combined image to the display screenfor displaying the combined image.

Aspect 16. The mobile device according to aspect 15, further comprising:

a second display screen on the back side,

wherein the processor transmits the combined image to the second displayscreen for displaying the combined image.

Aspect 17. The mobile device according to any of the aspects 15 to 16,wherein the combined image is a part of a video.

Aspect 18. The device according to any of the aspects 15 to 17, furthercomprising a telescoping tube; and a base connected to the telescopingtube, wherein the telescoping tube is configured to provide anadjustable distance between the base and the first camera.Aspect 19. A personal relationship learning tool for first and secondpersons, comprising:

a camera system configured to obtain a video data of a face-on firstimage of the first person and a face-on second image of the secondperson during a face-to-face conversation between the first and secondpersons, wherein the face-on first image includes facial expressions andeye movements of the first person, and the face-on second image includesfacial expressions and eye movements of the second person;

an audio recording system to obtain audio data of the face-to-faceconversation audio of the first and second persons during theface-to-face conversation between the first and second persons;

a computer system connected to the camera system and the audio recordingsystem, that receives the video data and the audio data, combines thevideo data and the audio data to form an AV (AV) data file, and storesthe AV data,

wherein the camera system includes a prism arranged in front of anaperture assembly of a camera, the prism including a first surface, asecond surface, and an aperture assembly surface, the face-on firstimage being received at the first surface of the prism and beingdirected towards the aperture assembly of the camera, the face-on secondimage being received at the second surface of the prism and beingdirected towards the aperture assembly of the camera, and the aperturesurface facing the aperture assembly of the camera.

Aspect 20. The personal relationship learning tool for first and secondpersons according to aspect 19, wherein the computer system isconfigured to aid in analyzing the AV data by playing the AV data,during the playing of the AV data, the computer system providing, at amoment of the AV data, a first query statement to the first person and asecond query statement to the second person, the personal relationshiplearning tool further comprising:

a first ranking device connected to the computer system, which allowsthe first person to provide a first rank to the first query statement;and

a second ranking device connected to the computer system, which allowsthe second person to provide a second rank to the second querystatement,

wherein the computer system receives the first rank and the second rank,stores the first rank and the second rank as a comparative rank data,

the computer system configured to display the comparative rank data as afunction of time of the AV data, which shows periods of similarities anddifferences of the first rank and the second rank,

wherein the periods of similarities and differences are for beingobserved and discussed becoming points of learning to first and secondpersons.

While the disclosed learning tool and method have been described inconjunction with a preferred embodiment, it will be obvious to oneskilled in the art that other objectives and refinements of thedisclosed method, system, and devices may be made within the purview andscope of the disclosure. This disclosure, in its various aspects anddisclosed forms, is well adapted to the attainment of the stated objectsand advantages of others. The disclosed details are not to be taken aslimitations on the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mobile device, comprising: a camera includingan aperture; and a prism arranged in front of the aperture of thecamera, the prism including a first surface for receiving a first imagewhich is directed towards the aperture, and a second surface forreceiving a second image which is directed towards the aperture, whereinwhen the first surface of the prism receives the first image, and thesecond surface of the prism receives the second image, the prism directsboth the first image and the second image toward the aperture, theaperture receives both the first image and the second image, and thecamera generates a combined image from both the first image and thesecond image, wherein the combined image includes a first portion madefrom the first image, and a second portion made from the second image.2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the first surfacedoes not receive the second image from outside of the prism, and thesecond surface does not receive the first image from outside of theprism.
 3. The mobile device according to claim 1, further comprising: aprocessor connected to the camera, wherein the camera transmits thecombined image to the processor, and the processor receives the combinedimage; and a non-transitory computer readable memory connected to theprocessor, wherein the processor stores the combined image to thenon-transitory computer readable memory.
 4. The mobile device accordingto claim 3, further comprising a display screen connected to theprocessor for displaying the combined image.
 5. The mobile deviceaccording to claim 3, wherein the combined image is a part of a video.6. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the processorgenerates a modified image from the combined image, wherein the modifiedimage includes a rearrangement of the first portion, the second portion,or both the first portion and the second portion of the combined image.7. The mobile device according to claim 6, wherein the rearrangementincludes the positions of the first portion and the second portion beingswapped with respective positions of the first portion and the secondportion in the combined image.
 8. The mobile device according to claim6, wherein the rearrangement includes the first portion being rotatedabout a center of the first portion.
 9. The mobile device according toclaim 6, wherein the rearrangement includes the second portion beingrotated about a center of the second portion.
 10. The mobile deviceaccording to claim 3, further comprising a display touch screenconnected to the processor for displaying the combined image, whereinthe processor executes computer-executable instructions for displaying afirst query statement on the display touch screen, and allows an inputof a first rank to the first query statement via the display touchscreen, the processor receives the input of the first rank, theprocessor stores the first rank as a part of a comparative rank data inthe non-transitory computer readable memory, and the processor isconfigured to display the comparative rank data as a function of time onthe display touch screen.
 11. A device for being connected to a mobiledevice that includes a camera, comprising: a prism including a firstsurface, a second surface, and an aperture-facing surface, wherein theprism directs both a first image received onto the first surface and asecond image received onto the second surface toward the aperture-facingsurface and outward from the prism; and an engagement portion forconnecting to the mobile device for positioning the prism in front of anaperture of the camera of the mobile device, wherein the aperture-facingsurface of the prism is positioned to face the aperture of the camera ofthe mobile device when connected.
 12. The device according to claim 11,further comprising a protective cover portion for protecting at least apart of the mobile device.
 13. The device according to claim 11, furthercomprising a telescoping tube connected to the engagement portion. 14.The device according to claim 12, further comprising a base connected toa bottom portion of the telescoping tube, wherein the telescoping tubeis configured to provide an adjustable distance between the stand andthe prism.
 15. A mobile device, comprising: a front side including adisplay screen and a first camera for receiving a first image; a backside including a second camera for receiving a second image; a processorconnected to the first camera and the second camera, wherein the firstcamera transmits the first image to the processor, the second cameratransmits the second image to the processor, and the processor receivesthe first image and the second image and combines the first image andthe second image to generate a combined image, wherein the combinedimage includes a first portion made from the first image, and a secondportion made from the second image; and a non-transitory computerreadable memory connected to the processor, wherein the processor storesthe combined image to the non-transitory computer readable memory,wherein the processor transmits the combined image to the display screenfor displaying the combined image.
 16. The mobile device according toclaim 15, further comprising: a second display screen on the back side,wherein the processor transmits the combined image to the second displayscreen for displaying the combined image.
 17. The mobile deviceaccording to claim 15, wherein the combined image is a part of a video.18. The device according to claim 15, further comprising a telescopingtube; and a base connected to the telescoping tube, wherein thetelescoping tube is configured to provide an adjustable distance betweenthe base and the first camera.